Letters to the Editor (6): Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Can Americans make an important decision?
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Can Americans make an important decision?
Scientists are analyzing gallons of wastewater from all over Illinois each week as part of the latest effort in combating the spread of COVID-19.
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the pros and cons of mining Ontario's Ring of Fire and examine the ecological fallout of the war in Ukraine.
Pictured: Eva Durance and Christopher Owen (PhD student) working on RNA extraction from wastewater SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Franklin and Jefferson counties will take part in the first phase of a program that will analyze wastewater for signs of a potential COVID-19 outbreak. The program, announced by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Discovery Partners Institute Monday, will be expanded to thirty-five counties by mid summer, and to all 102 counties by the end of the year. According to IDPH, the virus that causes COVID-19 is detectable in human waste nearly from the onset of...